Excellent performance always deserves to be rewarded, especially because it would have entailed a lot of hard work, effort and dedication. Why not show appreciation to your employees and students by providing them with a trophy or an award? Whether it's a sport tournament or a school graduation ceremony, a trophy will serve as a long-lasting reminder of their endeavours, and as a motivational earmark for future targets.

Why present a trophy or award to commemorate a victory

• Commitment and sacrifice deserve to be rewarded.
• Boosts self-confidence
• Enhances personal and team motivation, be it a corporate or a sport achievement. Rewarding your employees when targets are reached, or giving out an employee of the month award, will show that you value your workforce, and will thus boost your employees' loyalty, and indirectly, affect your company's success. Rewarding your sport team will boost their morale for future games.
• Serves as a victory commemoration and as a keepsake of your personal achievements. It will remind people that hard work pays off.
• It's a physical representation that you can share with your friends and family.

Why are participation trophies important?

Although trophies and awards have been associated with victories throughout the ages, participation trophies have also gained popularity in this time and age. How are they useful? Presenting a participation trophy will instil positive confidence, and will increase motivation levels, so people will try harder next time. A participation trophy shows that it's not always about winning, but about effort, and giving your very best. It will also serve as a memory of your participation in a special event.

What type of awards and trophies can you find?

Regardless of the sector you're in, whether you're a small or large organisation, a corporate or entertainment centre, a public or private school, an NGO, or a sport club, your employees, students, volunteers, team players and members, will deserve to be rewarded at one point or another. What can you present them with?

Award shops in Malta can provide an assortment of trophies suitable for kids and adults alike, plaques and plates, and medals in bronze, silver and gold. You can choose from the array of both traditional cup trophies, and abstract trophies and figurines in all shapes and sizes, depending on the sport or talent you wish to recognise. A microphone figurine can be presented for a musical contest, while an owl award can be offered as a graduation memento. You can choose from a range of materials and finishes, depending on your taste. Common materials include glass, metal, resin, acrylic and wood.

In addition to these awards, most trophy shops would also supply award keychains, badges, lanyards, banners, ribbons, stickers, and merit certificates for any competition or ceremony you're organising.

Small awards will generally be supplied in cardboard or velvet boxes in order to make their presentation more visually appealing.

Award Customisation

Apart from providing ready-made trophies and awards, most outlets are able to provide an engraving service, and any customisation you'd like, to create a truly unique award for any occasion you wish to celebrate. Any text, images and logos you wish to insert, can be used to generate a personalised keepsake. Awards can also be inserted in a frame if you prefer a hanging award.

A number of trophy shops may also offer printing services on mugs, t-shirts, pens, and other promotional items.

Order your trophies and awards now, and reward your students, employees or team players in a meaningful way.